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Hi, I have a compaq C740TU laptop. I am not able to switch on my laptop with battery alone...when i connect the power chord to my laptop, it doesn't get the power for sometime ... but after sometime (approximately 30 mins) the power is generated and the laptop switches on. Once it is switched on, if i remove my power chord..it works fine..but if i shutdown the system and try to start my laptop again...it again doesn't start....please let me know what the probl

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Remove yhe battery then check it if it starts normal then the battry is faulty but if problem persist with power then repair the motherboard

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